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Ceod Poisoning in Children ReffiprtedjsjTRise in Phila. home and eat the paper. She OfTh* Bulletin Staff also atewoodwork in her par Not tone ago. 23-mbnth-nld ents' bedroom, found. ....... the Investigator Germantown girl, became pale] The paint covering the wood and Irritable. work contained the lead that, Her parentx took Her In their slowly waa poise ring her, he re pediatrician, who mwpected the ported. girl wa anemic. I Two Lessons Le nted 'She'wn'aent'tna "hospital. felting--this -i nry, Emil A.:' ; Laboratory studies]of the girl's; Tiboni. chief o( accident con-] jblood Indicated allow level of] trol tor the Heel h Department,! hemoglobin, or d blood-cell said it illustrate: two lessons: pigment. This tended to com tirm the diagnosis of anemia. --That lead i olsonlng is an! Insidious diseasi . which can af fect the bestsup rvisedoi small At the hospihJ. however, the children. girl's father mentioned that she had had a craving to eat Incdi'Me objects, a condition known to doctors as pica. That parent should be con stantly on the lalert to keep harmful substances away from their children. I - Faint Caused Ailment The Germantown girl recov , More blood samples were tak ered, but other! in Philadelphia en. and they ? pointed to the; have been lessportunate. { girl's true ailment--excessive! Nineteen children, mostly be lead in the blood, or lead poison tween one and three years old, Inn. died of lead poising, here last While the girl underwent a: year and Ute star before, Tlhonl long treatment to save her! said. They were among 333 from death or possible mental! cases of childhood lead poison retardation, the efty'a Health ing in the clli ,Department case. looked Into her) 44 Cases Xtmtrted An Investigator from the de-| So far thlsfyear, Tiboni Said,! partment's accident control sec there have bfen 44 cases, with) tion found that the girl liked to no fatalities.] pick paper off walls in herj He teid, I nwever, that fori some unknn n reason the mim-! bar of lad ] risonlng cases ris-1 es sharply - tiring the warmer1 months.- Ab ut three-fourths of. the cases c cur between May. and Octobe Some twi -thirds of lad poi soning case , Tiboni added, oc-. cur in bomt with unsafe paint.- Usually In- rived, be aid, is) outdoor pa at containing lead; which Is ua|d Indoors. 1 Children ly munch on win- dm* sills, lbs that have been repainted, loors or other ob-l jecta. the ad builds up in the blood ays( until it roaches a poisonous The process may take mills before symp- toms appal The Hash Department has Issued a free pamphlet listing lead-poisoning symptoms end methods of'prevention. Enti tled "Is Your Child Being Slow ly Poisoned?" It Is available! from the department's Commu nity Health Services, 800 S. Broad *t Containers or Mint containing lead shall he fancied as follows: "Warning, Contains Lad. Harmful, if eaterf, Do notanply on Interior surface of a dwelling or a piece used for are of chil dren, or on window sills, toys, cribs tnd other furniture which may be chewed bv children. Keep oat of roach of Children." N3915S City Drafting LawEfo?Cqnirp ifSffPSBoKi By ORPIN EVANS.. . Of The Bulletin Stuff ; A law to control lead polson-j lag In Philadelphia has been] prepared by four ph -slclaru, all! members of the- Board of) Health. It win be eubmlt :d to City; .Council after appro -at by the, city solicitor's offici, Dr, Nor-, man R. Ingraham, h alth com missioner, said yeste -day. J The committee of physicians was appointed to dr iw up toe proposed legislation after toe city solicitor's office ruled that the Board of Health uidnoau-- toority at present 11 combat toad poisoning effec ivety, 74 Deaths Since 1950, Dr. Ingraham pointed out, there ha e been 804 eases of toad poison sg in din- siren, and 76 death: < Dr. John P. Hubbi d, veteran member of toe Boar: of Health; Dr. LeRoy A Bn here, -Dr. George Shocker am Or. Ingra ham a an ex-offlt al member of toe committee. < rew up the proposed regulator Commiasioner Ri< hard H. Bu ford, of toe Depart nent of Li censes"and fntpeci ons, favon an ordinance with reth in ft. "There is no don it that pois oning b a reel problem." Buford' mid. "Anything {that can be done to eliminate! It Is highly desirable, and the proposed leg islation Should hi Ignore Recommi nation t. In reporting I (result of re-1 eearth by the nfttee he! haded. Dr. Hub' I aid that! In old houses whei s toad prison- Sng had occnrre:' there had been no compliai : In 57 per- cent of toe ;Iwhere Ithad been recommended that heard- ous paint be rem . Salvatore Mlarfj, chief of toe! accident prevention section fat toe division of (environmental health, emphasised how badly, needed control reputations are. "Philadelphia.'/ he aid, "is one of the largest cities without regulations.' Proposed Bl The proposed!regulations In clude and require 1--Investigation of any place where toad exists orfrom which lead may reasonably be expect ed to emanate/in such fotmj that it can be!Introduced into the body. ( 2--Control if toe handling, distribution, erne or use or con tinued presence of print con-! tabling lad Infexcess of an ap proved amount 3--Control far toe handling, distribution, sate or use of dm-! dren't fumltui > covered with a print or any other decorative or protective covering or trim containing tea I in excess of an, approved ame mt (I percent of total weight i f solids). Food and Drl k 4--Control rf handling, die-! tributlon, ate or use of objects containing la I which ore used! or Intended t< be used for toe storage, prepe atlon or serving of food or dill k. * - 5--Control if other sources- or substances ound to contain, hazardous qua itfttot of toad. ' Alto, It la p oposed tost all